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Ana González EUGLOSSA, 2023 Limoges porcelain, recycled gold, glass bell jar and wooden base gilded porcelain: 1 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 inches (4.6 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm) overall: 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (26.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm) (AnGo-S.212)

Ana González
EUGLOSSA, 2023
Limoges porcelain, recycled gold, glass bell jar and wooden base
gilded porcelain: 1 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 inches (4.6 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm)
overall: 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (26.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm)
(AnGo-S.212)

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Ana González EUGLOSSA, 2023 Limoges porcelain, recycled gold, glass bell jar and wooden base gilded porcelain: 1 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 inches (4.6 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm) overall: 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (26.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm) (AnGo-S.212)

Ana González
EUGLOSSA, 2023
Limoges porcelain, recycled gold, glass bell jar and wooden base
gilded porcelain: 1 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 inches (4.6 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm)
overall: 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (26.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm)
(AnGo-S.212)

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EUGLOSSA depicts a Neotropical orchid bee (Euglossini) native to the Amazon, known for its millennial-long symbiotic relationship with a single species of orchid. The male orchid bee pollinates the flower in exchange for the orchid’s perfume.


González’s sculpture reflects on the monumental impact the diminutive creature has on the grandiose Amazonian ecosystem. Gilded in recycled gold, EUGLOSSA also interrogates the devastating nature of the gold mining industry on the environment, creating an object that addresses both the preservation and destruction of a unique and fragile ecosystem.